Widefield Elementary School of the Arts

Widefield Elementary School of the Arts is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, run under School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, with 369 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Widefield Elementary School of the Arts is one of 18 schools operated by School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, a district that educates 9,290 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Widefield Elementary School of the Arts logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Widefield Elementary School of the Arts is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 47.5%, a residual of +13.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Widefield Elementary School of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Widefield High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Widefield Elementary School of the Arts at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Widefield Elementary School of the Arts has edged down 7%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.